Axgrinder

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    "I have a PhD, I know more than you do!"

    Axgrinder replied to MendedHeart's topic in General Nursing

    Education certainly doesn't equal manners. I worked for an oral surgeon when I was doing my nursing prerequisites - he made his own NS with regular table salt and purified water. Dr. Pebbles can stick...
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    What do you hate most about your job?

    Axgrinder replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I despise computer programs that crash at critical moments, or otherwise just behave like a poorly trained puppy at the worst possible times. I work as a telephone triage nurse from home: in order to...
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    Ever Feel Inadequate?

    Axgrinder replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse love thy self
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    Ever Feel Inadequate?

    Axgrinder replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is the perspective I've come away with 22 years after graduation: there is always someone who may appear to be smarter, sharper, or better with these mad skill sets or experiences we compare...
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    Transitioning from CNA to New Grad

    Axgrinder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Congratulations! I had some difficulty transitioning from the student nurse float pool, to a new grad RN. One person only - an LPN - resented the change in my title and made some problems for me I...
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    Thinking About Changing My Career Path - Should I become an RN and wait to have children?

    Axgrinder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I agree - nursing school first. I remember class mates telling me they had to lock themselves in a room to study while their little ones banged on the door to be let in to spend time with mom or dad....
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    New Grad with 4 Job Offers - Can't decide

    Axgrinder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Wow! That's awesome! Great job! :) >>
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    New Grad with 4 Job Offers - Can't decide

    Axgrinder replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If it was me, I personally would select the hospital closer to home. That hour drive one way will get old real quick (I know you're already doing it now part time, but think about how doing it full...
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    If you don't have a uniform...

    Axgrinder replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you cover them with dry cleaning bags when you hang them you can eliminate those mystery spots, and
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    The Agony of Ecstasy in PICU and Other Tales... a Play in 3 Acts - NTI 2016 Session

    Axgrinder replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Prior to becoming an RN, I worked for an oral surgeon in the late 1980's who used a standard demerol/versed IVP combo with a TKO NS gtt (he did mine as well in 1985 before I worked for him) no one...
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    Detox in Jail?

    Axgrinder replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    I agree with everyone else who've already said this: opiates (though painful) won't kill her - ETOH, and benzodiazepines if left untreated would cause untold havoc (at the very least seizure activity...
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    The Agony of Ecstasy in PICU and Other Tales... a Play in 3 Acts - NTI 2016 Session

    Axgrinder replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Many of the designer drugs I've never even heard of - yikes! My son was given ketamine by an oral surgeon 2 summers ago when he had his wisdom teeth pulled. At 20 y.o. he had difficulty voiding for...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Axgrinder replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Oh
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Axgrinder replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Farawyn RN: Oh YES!!!! :) :)
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    So I kind of messed up

    Axgrinder replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

    I hope everything turns out well for
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Axgrinder replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing the sun glasses over my glasses for years ... LOL. Your mom sounds like a trend
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Axgrinder replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I discovered about nursing school (post graduation): there is no way to fit in everything in the time spent in school to be able to learn everything there is to know about being a nurse. You...
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    My first night shift... help!

    Axgrinder replied to Kwells29's topic in General Nursing

    The trick is to actually get sleep before the shift. If you're well rested before hand (or at least moderately rested) you'll get through it. Piece of cake. I rotate to various shifts all in the same...
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    Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    Axgrinder replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This MD hasn't been reported yet to the hospital administration? I have witnessed abuse from MD's over the years directed mostly at nurses, and have been the recipient of abuse myself. I won't pretend...
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    Patient refusal to shower-neglect?

    Axgrinder replied to MissxPriss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with Wispera, CNS: forcing a pt to shower could land you in a whole lot of legal hot water - not to mention it is morally wrong. Pt's are not children you can force to do something against...
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    Female vs male patients

    Axgrinder replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whenever I've made generalized assumptions regarding any one type or group of pt's I've been almost immediately (and sometimes painfully) proven wrong. I'm always disgusted with myself later, and feel...
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    when you feel creeped out

    Axgrinder replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    The pt's that make me feel uneasy are the ones you get overt sexual vibes from. I work telephone triage now, and just last night a pt called reporting urethral irritation and dysuria - then he...
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    Meaning of your username?

    Axgrinder replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    When I first signed on to allnurses.com in 2013 I had been out of Nursing for 9 years due to a severe chronic health condition, and on medical disability retirement. I was an "orphan" to nursing at...
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    What was it like to be a nurse in the 1980s

    Axgrinder replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Nursing

    When I was my 3rd year of Nursing (1997?) I had a co-worker who had been at it for quite a while. She said one of the care plan orders on the 3p-11p shift for inpatient admits was an afternoon back...
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    Axgrinder replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Getting so trashed that it invariably leads to dancing on a table with one's skirt flipped up over their head, or erupting in a vomit geyser in front of co-workers is never cool (save that for your...